Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. GIRDING FOR THE FRAY. Republicans Putting On
 Their Armor. THE MEETING OF. THE CLUBS. "A Strong Sentiment Favor
 ing Blaine. A GREAT DISASTER IN CHINA. POwderly Taken With Another
 HemOrrhage.
A GREAT DISASTER IN CHINA.
POwderly Taken With Another
 HemOrrhage.
FROM OCEAN TO sIERRAs.

FROM OCEAN TO SIERRAS.
 The Republican Party W1ll Organize l With Victory Blazing Its Ban- | ners-A Great Gathering of Repubn- can Clubs i'm New York and the Ut-
 most Enthusiasm Prevailing.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The doors of Chick ering Hall, where the convention of Republi-
 can clubs is being held, were not opened
 this morning until 10:30 About 200 wait | ing delegates poured into the hall at that time and ushers with red badges saw that the delegates found their places. Several
 hundred more arrived in the half hour fol- lowing. Job E. Hedges had his hands full all the morning at the Sturtevant House. | Before him were boxes filled with tickets of admission to the hall and he exchanged them for credentials by wholesale The Union League club of Philadelphia tele- graphed that it had solid delegation headed | by Samuel B. Huey on the way. The largest delegations come from New York, Pennsyl- vania, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey Connecticut and Rhode Island. The terri tories are here too. Ex-Governor Lyttle heads the Arizona delegation. At the home of the Republican club on West Twenty eighth street Secretary Henry Glea-
  CTS. At the Gilsey, Fifth Avenue, Barthol- di, Murray Hill and other up town hotels there were crowds of delegates. They were all in hopeful mood. There were prefer ences as to next years candidates, yet the general expression was of 8 willingness to do anything which would enable the party to
 win. The numbers who came in late to-day
 made it quite impossible to keep complete roll. Secretary Gleason said that more than four hundred arrived this morning and swell ed the convention beyond all expectations. The convention was called to order at 11:40 a. m. by MT. Joseph Poll, chairman of the committee on associate organizations. The Rev. Dr. R. s. McArthur of this city offered prayer. Secretary Gleason read the call for the convention. James F. Foster, president of the Republican club of New York, was introduced and welcomed the delegates. He said: "Mr. Chairman and delegates to the national convention of clubs: It is with
 pleasure that I extend to the delegates on be- half of the Republican club of the city of New York most hearty and cordial well come to this city and to the duties and work of this convention. This movement, now 8
 most glorious success, was begun with cau- tion, without any list of organized clubs, and
 the names and location of not more than twenty or thirty. Last June committee of
 this club, by authority, ventured to ask the
 press and leading Republicans to give pub licity to this movement. It was readily
 taken up, and to-day over four hundred clubs are on the list thus obtained, and it is not too much to predict that within six months over four hundred clubs more will be in existence, ali of which will embrace more or less of the first voters and men hitherto indifferent to their political duties. This convention has grown like the little cloud on the horizon no larger than a mans hand. But in and on it comes growing deeper and yet 8 darker hue, until it has overspread the sky.
 oI,a1I 1 6 rLynT 0Ta6 from out those clouds shall come the thun- derbolts that shall destroy the evil working of Democracy. This, then, should indeed be d proud day for the Republican party that in this city, the very hot-bed of Democracy, an assembly like this should convene in deep spirit of harmony. Earnest and intent on solid work, the exposure of all eyes, yet not to promote personal evils or private ambi- tion, but for organization from the ocean to the Sierras."
 Mir. Foster proposed for temporary chair man Judge Daniel J. Ryan, ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives and president of the Ohio Republican league. Colonel Snowden, of Philadelphia, nominated George Nathan Golf of West Virginia for the posi- tion. A vote by roll call on the candidates was then ordered. warm discussion fol lowed as to how the vote should be taken and it was resolved to take them by clubs. The States were then called and several of them split. When Ohio was called forty nine votes were accedited to Judge Ryan. When New York was called the chairman of the delegation said that they could not agree and the delegates withdrew to decide how they should vote; finally it was decided to allow each of the clubs of the New York delegation to vote separately. The result was 43 votes for Ryan and 39 for Golf. The name of Blaine had not been mentioned un- til the James G. Blaine club of the Sixth as- sembly district of New York was called for it's vote. The mention of the name called forth vigorous and repeated cheers and the club voted for Ryan. Ryan was elected by a vote of 159 to 154. The vote for Ryan was then made unanimous.
 One vice president was elected from each State. The following New Englanders are included: Rhode Island, D. Russell Brown; Connecticut, F. W. West; Massachusetts, G. B. Loring; New Hampshire, Frederick Smyth; Maine, A. A. Stout; Vermont, Hon. W. 0. Smith. The New Englanders on the committee on rules and order of business are: Connecticut, Lynde Harrison; Massachusetts, R. s. Fr0st; New Hampshire. Hon. w. B. Chandler; Maine, Hon. Clarence Hale; Rhode Island, w. G. Rocker; Vermont, w. o. Dunton On the committee on resolutions are: Connecticut, N. D. Sperry; Massachu- setts, Hon. Asa French; Maine, J. H. Man1ey; New Hampshire o. c. Moore; Rhode Island,
 Alonzo Williams; Vermont, George w Hooker; On the committee on plans for the perma- nent organization or clubs are: Connecticut, A. c. Guessman; Massachusetts, 0. J. Moves; Maine, C.. H. Clergen; New Hampshire, Charles Holman; Rhode Island, H. R. Barr ker; Vermont, G. 0. Noble. On the com nittee on credentials: Connecticut, B. c. Frisbie Massachusetts, John W. Chandler; Maine, J. H. Kin,ball; New Hampshire, M.
 J. Pratt; Rhode Island, J. L. Goffs; Vermont,
 M. Marvin. On permanent organizations are: Connecticut, H. c. Sussman; Massachu- ! setts, J. H. Gould; Maine, s. w. Carr; New Hampshire, Jacob Gallinger; Rhode Island,
 J. E. Kendrick; Vermont, P. R. Kendall.
 THE QUESTION OF THE SOUTH.
 A Great Republican Rally In Cooper Union fin Which the Suppression of the ColOred Vote Is Made Prominent. NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The big Cooper Union hall was filed only about two-thirds | this evening by the people who braved
 the extremely, unpleasant wea ther to attend ! Che Republican meeting. Great enthusiasm